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What does the name "Kowloon" mean in English?

Question #104233. Asked by armindasantana.
Last updated Aug 01 2021.

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Nine dragons. "The name Kowloon is made up of two Chinese words, 'gau', meaning nine, and 'lung', meaning dragon. Tradition says that a boy emperor who once lived here noticed there were eight hills so he called them the 'Eight Dragon'. A servant pointed out that an emperor is considered to be a dragon, therefore hills plus the emperor were the nine dragon."

regit.com/regitour/hongkong/intplace/kowloon.htm no longer exists
link http://www.anniebees.com/Asia/Asia13.htm


Response last updated by gtho4 on Aug 01 2021.
Mar 29 2009, 5:27 AM
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